Celebrity chef and style guru Ted Allen wrote at length about his fond appreciation for Chicago’s Clark-Devon Hardware, his all-time favorite hardware store, in the September 2014 issue of Popular Mechanics. Allen’s tribute to Clark-Devon Hardware anchors the issue’s special …
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Leviton Announces Acquisition of BitWise Controls, LLC
Leviton has announced the acquisition of BitWise Controls, LLC, a leader in design and manufacture of control and monitoring solutions for residential and commercial facilities. As part of the acquisition, Leviton will bring BitWise Controls’ entire product line into the …
Read More »Distribution America and PRO Group Host Annual Executive Planning Conference
The towering Santa Rosa Mountains set the backdrop for the Distribution America/PRO Group, Inc. 2015 Executive Planning Conference, held Nov. 18-20 at the JW Marriott Palm Desert Resort in Palm Desert, California. This year’s event marks the 11th consecutive year …
Read More »Multifamily Housing Numbers Up in Second Quarter
The Multifamily Production Index (MPI), a leading indicator for the multifamily market released by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), posted a gain of five points to a reading of 58 for the second quarter. It is the 10th …
Read More »FHA Makes Changes to its Loans
The Federal Housing Administration is overhauling a long-held policy of charging extra interest payments on loans it insures to borrowers who have already paid off the principal debts on their mortgages. FHA has permitted its lenders to charge borrowers a …
Read More »Attendees From More Than 100 Countries Visit Spoga+gafa
Last weekend, visitors from around the world gathered in Cologne, Germany, for spoga+gafa, the world’s largest lawn, garden, and outdoor living trade fair. And the numbers show it was a popular event, with more than 36,000 attendees from more than …
Read More »Thomes Brothers Hardware Celebrates 125 Years
A fifth-generation hardware store in Arlington, Minnesota, is celebrating 125 years of service in the local community. Current owner Dick Thomes, who has worked at the store since he was 12 years old, says his great-grandfather, Nick Thomes, opened the …
Read More »Spoga+Gafa: The Place for the Latest Gardening Trends and Tools
Last year, global retail gardening sales reached $88 billion, according to marketing research company Euromonitor International. And more than with one-third of those total sales in the United States. As those numbers show, gardening is a popular hobby, and one …
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